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Bill Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors. Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors. Prohibits any manufacturer or distributor from selling necessary goods or services at an unconscionable price during a declared state of emergency. However, the bill provides such prohibition does not apply to a manufacturer or distributor of agricultural goods or services unless it advertises its goods or services. Under current law, the prohibition from selling necessary goods or services does not apply to any manufacturer or distributor unless it advertises its goods or services to consumers. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020specialI HB 5047 Virginia HB 5047 (2020specialI)
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Virginia HB 5047 (2020specialI) — Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors.

Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors. Prohibits any manufacturer or distributor from selling necessary goods or services at an unconscionable price during a declared state of emergency. However, the bill provides such prohibition does not apply to a manufacturer or distributor of agricultural goods or services unless it advertises its goods or services. Under current law, the prohibition from selling necessary goods or services does not apply to any manufacturer or distributor unless it advertises its goods or services to consumers.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5047ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB5047) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) — 139 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 2-N) — 132 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) — 5344 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N) — 2118 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) — 350 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) — 5243 (pass) · lower

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-08-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200223D introduction
  • 2020-08-17 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2020-08-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB5047)
  • 2020-08-26 Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-08-27 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-08-28 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-09-03 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-09-03 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
  • 2020-09-04 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-09-04 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2020-09-16 Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-09-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-09-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-09-25 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2020-09-25 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-09-25 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-10-01 Passed by temporarily
  • 2020-10-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-10-01 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2020-10-01 Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N) passage
  • 2020-10-02 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-10-02 Senate amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 43-N)
  • 2020-10-02 VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
  • 2020-10-07 Enrolled
  • 2020-10-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB5047ER)
  • 2020-10-07 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-10-07 Signed by President
  • 2020-10-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
  • 2020-10-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
  • 2020-10-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 3/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e6d031e9-7a55-445a-a56d-512b37eb10a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).